Pictures: Snow Monkeys Don't Mind the Cold

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Japanese macaque monkeys, known as "snow monkeys," take an open-air hot spring bath as snowflakes fall at the Jigokudani (death valley) Monkey Park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture on January 19, 2014. Some 160 of the monkeys inhabit the area and are a popular tourist draw.

Japanese macaque monkeys, known as "snow monkeys," take an open-air hot spring bath as snowflakes fall at the Jigokudani (death valley) Monkey Park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture on January 19, 2014. Some 160 of the monkeys inhabit the area and are a popular tourist draw.

Japanese macaque monkeys, known as "snow monkeys," take an open-air hot spring bath while snowflakes fall at the Jigokudani (death valley) Monkey Park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture on January 19, 2014. Some 160 of the monkeys inhabit the area and are a popular tourist draw.

Japanese macaque monkeys, known as "snow monkeys," take an open-air hot spring bath while snowflakes fall at the Jigokudani (death valley) Monkey Park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture on January 19, 2014. Some 160 of the monkeys inhabit the area and are a popular tourist draw.